List of volcanoes in Antarctica

This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Antarctica.

Table

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	meters	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Mount Andrus	2978	9770	75°48′S 132°20′W / 75.800°S 132.333°W / -75.800; -132.333 (Mount Andrus)	Unknown
Argo Point	360	1180	66°15′S 60°55′W / 66.250°S 60.917°W / -66.250; -60.917 (Argo Point)	1.4-0.9 million years ago
Mount Berlin	3478	11,411	76°03′S 136°00′W / 76.050°S 136.000°W / -76.050; -136.000 (Mount Berlin)	8350 BCE
Mount Bird	1800	5900	77°16′S 166°44′E / 77.267°S 166.733°E / -77.267; 166.733 (Mount bird)	3.8-4.6 million years ago
Bridgeman Island	240	787	62°03′S 56°45′W / 62.050°S 56.750°W / -62.050; -56.750 (Bridgeman Island)	-
Brown Peak (Sturge Island)	1524	5000	67°26′S 164°46′E / 67.433°S 164.767°E / -67.433; 164.767 (Brown Peak (Sturge Island))	Unknown
Coulman Island	1998	6553	73°30′S 169°36′E / 73.500°S 169.600°E / -73.500; 169.600 (Coulman Island)	-
Deception Island	576	1890	62°58′S 60°39′W / 62.967°S 60.650°W / -62.967; -60.650 (Deception Island)	1970
Mount Discovery	2681	8796	78°18′S 165°00′E / 78.300°S 165.000°E / -78.300; 165.000 (Mount Discovery)	Unknown
Mount Erebus	3794	12,448	77°32′S 167°17′E / 77.533°S 167.283°E / -77.533; 167.283 (Mount Erebus)	2015
Mount Frakes	3654	11,998	76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.800°S 117.700°W / -76.800; -117.700 (Mount Frakes)	Unknown
Gaussberg	370	1213	66°48′S 89°11′E / 66.800°S 89.183°E / -66.800; 89.183 (Gaussberg)	Unknown
Mount Hampton	3323	10,902	76°30′S 126°00′W / 76.500°S 126.000°W / -76.500; -126.000 (Mount Hampton)	Unknown
Mount Harcourt	1571	5153	72°24′S 170°6′E / 72.400°S 170.100°E / -72.400; 170.100 (Mount Harcourt)	-
Hudson Mountains	749	2457	74°19.8′S 99°25.2′W / 74.3300°S 99.4200°W / -74.3300; -99.4200 (Hudson Mountains)	210 BCE
Mount Melbourne	2732	8963	74°21′S 164°42′E / 74.350°S 164.700°E / -74.350; 164.700 (Mount Melbourne)	1892 ± 30 years
Mount Morning	2723	8934	78°30′S 163°30′E / 78.500°S 163.500°E / -78.500; 163.500 (Mount Morning)	Unknown
Mount Moulton	3078	10,098	76°06′S 135°00′W / 76.100°S 135.000°W / -76.100; -135.000 (Mount Moulton)	-
Mount Murphy	2703	8868	75°18′S 100°45′W / 75.300°S 100.750°W / -75.300; -100.750 (Mount Murphy)	Late Miocene
Mount Overlord	3395	11,142	73°12′S 164°36′E / 73.200°S 164.600°E / -73.200; 164.600 (Mount Overlord)	-
Paulet Island	353	1158	63°34.8′S 55°46.2′W / 63.5800°S 55.7700°W / -63.5800; -55.7700 (Paulet Island)	Unknown
Penguin Island	180	591	62°06′S 57°55.8′W / 62.100°S 57.9300°W / -62.100; -57.9300 (Penguin Island)	1905
Lars Christensen Peak	1755	5758	68°51′S 90°34.8′W / 68.850°S 90.5800°W / -68.850; -90.5800 (Peter I Island)	Holocene
The Pleiades	3040	9974	72°40.2′S 165°30′E / 72.6700°S 165.500°E / -72.6700; 165.500 (The Pleiades)	1050 BC ± 1000 years
Royal Society Range	3000	9842	78°15′S 163°36′E / 78.250°S 163.600°E / -78.250; 163.600 (Royal Society Volcano)	Holocene
Seal Nunataks	368	1207	65°1.8′S 60°03′W / 65.0300°S 60.050°W / -65.0300; -60.050 (Seal Nunataks)	Unknown
Mount Sidley	4181- 4285	13,717- 14,058	77°06′S 126°06′W / 77.100°S 126.100°W / -77.100; -126.100 (Mount Sidley)	-
Mount Siple	3110	10,203	73°26′S 126°40′W / 73.433°S 126.667°W / -73.433; -126.667 (Mount Siple)	Holocene
Mount Steere	3558	11,673	76°42′S 117°48′W / 76.700°S 117.800°W / -76.700; -117.800 (Mount Steere)	Unknown
Mount Takahe	3460	11,352	76°16.8′S 112°04.8′W / 76.2800°S 112.0800°W / -76.2800; -112.0800 (Mount Takahe)	5550 BC
Mount Terra Nova	2130	6988	77°31′S 167°57′W / 77.517°S 167.950°W / -77.517; -167.950 (Mount Terra Nova)	Unknown
Mount Terror	3230	10,597	77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E / -77.517; 168.533 (Mount Terror)	-
Toney Mountain	3595	11,795	75°48′S 115°49.8′W / 75.800°S 115.8300°W / -75.800; -115.8300 (Toney Mountain)	Holocene
Mount Dimitra	2987	9797	73°27′S 164°34.8′E / 73.450°S 164.5800°E / -73.450; 164.5800	Holocene
Mount Brown^[1]	1982	6503	76°49.8′S 163°00′E / 76.8300°S 163.000°E / -76.8300; 163.000	Holocene
Mount Christos	-	-	56°15′S 72°10.2′W / 56.250°S 72.1700°W / -56.250; -72.1700	1876
Mount Waesche	3292	10,801	77°10.2′S 126°52.8′W / 77.1700°S 126.8800°W / -77.1700; -126.8800 (Mount Waesche)	Holocene

References

↑ Mount Brown - Peakery.com

Bibliography

LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
Volcano World Web site

Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu).

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